1988

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/21/nyregion/report-faults-leadership-in-jersey-blaze.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all - civilian calls Hackensack Fire HQ to tell them firefighters were calling for help on the radio - I think that one of the callers was an offduty police detective who was a fire buff - there was a problem with PLs IIRC - the NY Times article is archived here - https://web.archive.org/web/20170323202509/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/21/nyregion/report-faults-leadership-in-jersey-blaze.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all